TY - BOOK AU - Moses,Robert Ewusie ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - Practices of power: revisiting the principalities and powers in the Pauline letters T2 - Emerging scholars SN - 9781451479935 AV - BS2650.52 .M677 2014 U1 - 227.06 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Baltimore, Maryland PB - Project Muse KW - Paul, KW - Bible KW - Epistles of Paul KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Christian sociology KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Duke University, 2012 under title: Powerful practices : Paul's principalities and powers revisited; Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-264) and indexes; Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I. Hermeneutical issues -- Introduction -- Four models for interpreting the powers -- A proposed way forward : practices -- Part II. Practices for engaging the powers in the Pauline communities -- Baptism as deliverance from the powers : Romans -- Cross-centered preaching and church discipline as confrontation with the powers : 1 & 2 Corinthians -- Bondage under the elements : Galatians rescue from the power of darkness : Colossians summary : what are the powers for Paul? -- Part III. A cross-cultural perspective -- The powers in cross-cultural context : Africa -- Reference works -- Bibliography -- Index of authors -- Index of scripture and ancient author UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451479935/ ER -